Is EP300 p.Ala789= (c.2367T>C) pathogenic?

EP300 p.Ala789= (c.2367T>C) is classified Likely benign in EP300 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-03-25). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0104%, nfe); Associated with colorectal cancer.

What condition is associated with EP300 p.Ala789= (c.2367T>C)?

EP300 p.Ala789= (c.2367T>C) is associated with colorectal cancer, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome due to EP300 haploinsufficiency (ClinVar).

How common is EP300 p.Ala789= (c.2367T>C) in the general population?

EP300 p.Ala789= (c.2367T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0104%, nfe) (gnomAD).

EP300 p.Ala789=

c.2367T>C · rs759989339 · VCV756723

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0104%, nfe)

Conditions

colorectal cancer

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.75	GERP -2.2, phastCons 0.78
Overall
CADD	10.33	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0104% European (non-Finnish) · 123/1,180,030 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00892% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00836%

Overall 0.00787% 127/1,614,150 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0104%	9,594
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,837
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,034

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: EP300
Protein: p.Ala789=
Coding: c.2367T>C
MANE Select: NM_001429
dbSNP: rs759989339
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:41149163 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.164 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 54.88 · 60 PDB
Residue 789: the 'disordered' region

Full EP300 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

colorectal cancer — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome due to EP300 haploinsufficiency

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Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/ep300-p-ala789 (accessed [today's date]).

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